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Premium Member Do Not Go Scowling Into Work Today
Do not go scowling into work today.
		For once, be nice to folks. Surprise them all.	
		Smile, Man! There’s just no telling what they’ll say!

		Though wiser than the rest, you earn crap pay
		because—who knows? Although the boss has gall,
		do not go scowling into work today.

		Good men like...

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Categories: look sharp, anger, work,
Form: Villanelle
I Dream That I Dream That It Was Only a Dream
“Row-row-row your boat gently down the stream
Merrily-merrily-merrily-merrily life is but a dream” 

Wake up Dad! Wake up!
That nightmare again, huh?
I’m starting to take this personally
You tryin to get rid of me or something?

I just ran over to Jason’s to give his CD back
C’mon outside, I’ll...

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Categories: look sharp, death, son,
Form: Elegy
Premium Member Hoosier Hoopla!
O'er the undulating prairie where grows soy beans and corn,
Generations of premier basketball players have been born.
The Hoosier State of Indiana, where budding talent is so replete,
Where small towns can conquer titans, shocking them in defeat!

Long before lads and lassies leave the cradle to crawl...

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Categories: look sharp, sportsbasketball,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Premium Member The Wait
Each time has a special place
And every such place has its time.
When nature seethes with strangeness
Where the mind in exquisite isolation halts itself and listens
For the rumblings of a something large and not easily defined -
Stop! Softly now, feel how close it is.
Something's coming, be...

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Categories: look sharp, history, imagination, introspection, life,
Form: Free verse
Ballroom Dance
graceful dips and an elegant leap
intertwined arms and no time for sleep
 then it starts with the classic lindy hop
 to end the dance with the quick stop drop

finally what everyone wants 
for the other dances were only taunts
to the majestic dance with no faults
the...

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© Bella Holt  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: look sharp, class, creation, dance, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Billow the Sails!
Aye and it’d be “Land Ho”, ya lazy landlubbers!
It’s where ya’d be if ya’d had yer druthers,
Braggin’ the seven seas and swiggin’ pints of ale, 
Chasin’ maidens and wishin’ on a mermaid tail!
Look sharp! Turn to! heave ho! All hands on deck,
Er I’ll have hemp...

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Categories: look sharp, fantasy
Form: Light Verse



Advise For Guys Bound For Pathmark
I'm pushing this heavy cart 
without any strenght left,
and through isles swarming with shoppers  
I'm confused by the above signs;
I rush to the one I missed dismaying onlookers.
How can I be so forgetful...
shouldn't I have a list of all items
I use thoughout the week?
I...

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Categories: look sharp, adventure, business, confusion, food,
Form: Free verse
The Politician
THE POLITICIAN

His weapon is not a sword
but pen and ink and the spoken word.
He needs no guns or knives.
His weapon of choice is hidden behind a thin disguise.
to spew hate and fear upon our lives
as he shuts down democracy in a web of lies.

His face...

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Categories: look sharp, political,
Form: Free verse
Advice For Guys Shopping At Pathmark
It's my advice to you guys:  before you venture out shopping,
fill your wallet with enough cash, or check the balance
on your credit or debit card, never carry checks...
it's another way of being smart! And besides being admired instantly,
down that not-so-busy isle you may also...

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Categories: look sharp, romance, slam
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Ballad of Red Feather
Pretty like the crystalline canyon rocks -
   Fair like a deer wandering in the morn' -
With the Great Spirit as a faithful witness
   A baby girl named Red Feather was born 
And for her onyx eyes and ruddy cheeks
  ...

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Categories: look sharp, history, native american, racism,
Form: Ballad
The Train With Wings
The train sits on the track covered in a splendid  frock; the seats are adorned with golden sashes and a sweet aroma splashed all over the passage, it’s  getting ready to go on a special tour and you have to walk through the...

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Categories: look sharp, addiction, america, art, beauty,
Form: Free verse
My Old Blue Suedes
Vintage sneaks, with character, for sale.
Its just come time to get a new pair.

Many adventures these shoes have been through.
Yet they still wear as comfy as new.

They look sharp dressed up or dressed down.
Hope and optimism are automatic when worn.

Their simple and classic.
Abundant in style.
Even...

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Categories: look sharp, fashion, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My husband is son of a, Anthology poem
When I ask him, 'Do you really love me'?
He thinks and says, 'Sure I always say 40-love when I play tennis with 
you'.

Whenever I come home happy after my shopping spree,
He reminds me, 'Honey, Money does not grow on tree'.

Whenever I need some help in...

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© Jay Narain  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: look sharp, humorous,
Form: Free verse
Shanghaied
I toweled off my tear soaked face
and stitched my heart back into place,
I tallied up my circumstance
and then I took a ship to France

  I boarded early after noon,
I think it was a night in June
I went below because of rain,
and when I came...

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Categories: look sharp, adventure, funny, sea,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Maya 1
As dusk settled to star-filled night, they finally came.
Amongst the burning huts, he knelt before the two Gods,
their bright white skin flickering red anger within the light of the fire.
One stood with turtle shell gleaming silver against the darkening sky,
the other, in white covering, holding...

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Categories: look sharp, allegory, conflict, courage, religion,
Form: Prose Poetry

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry